Lie # 1: We will be using our summer for resting.
Truth: We use the time to catch up on all those things that we did not get a chance to do during the school year. In fact we may have even scheduled a few professional development here and there!
Lie # 2: We will not be involved in anything related to school.
Truth: We may have discovered that a cursory glance through our email reminds us up a seminar that we have signed up for that is related to our practice or reading an article that brings us "back to school"! It may also be something as simple as organizing your home office or work space and "wham" you are transported back to school. Then again, there are those of us who love our students so much we decide to do summer school just because.......
Lie # 3: We will not be thinking about students or practice.
Truth: Biggest lie of all! We are always thinking about how we can improve the lives of our students even beyond the walls of the classroom. Just take a look at the personal learning networks (PLNs) on twitter and the various summer boot camps for teachers!
Lie # 4: What happens in school, stays in school.
Truth: Every thing that happens in school shapes our core beliefs and practice. We are school. We go to school every day!
Alas, without even realizing, summer came and went. You have spent the entire summer planning and preparing for the new school year. There are some for whom this is not true and this will show as the school year unravels.
Tom Hierck says it best......
".....even in the quietest moments of relaxation, it doesn't take much for the mind of the professional educator to wander to thoughts of students past and present. Being an educator is not a profession, it's a PASSION."
So what's your biggest lie? Please do share!
Have a Great Week.
Petreno
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